Not everything should be plugged into a power strip. Here are 10 devices that can fry your power strip and device.

Discover which items should never be plugged into a power strip, along with other hazardous mistakes people frequently make.

Electrical failures rarely arrive without warning. Long before a breaker trips or a fire starts, your outlets and circuits begin sending subtle signals that the system is under strain. If you learn to ...

Part 1 of this article discussed the origins of automotive electrical system overloads and the problems posed by load transients. The automotive accessory electrical transient overload situation ...

Power strips are a common and convenient way to provide additional sockets, but experts warn that there are certain household items you should never plug into one.

The U.S. west is suffering a major heat wave which may result in rolling blackouts and reminders not to charge electric cars in the afternoon. With California also ordering that all cars by 2035 be ...

I have a small dorm fridge, but the place where I want/need/can only put it requires me to plug it into a generic power strip.<BR><BR>The "Compact Refrigerator" is rated: 120V, 60Hz (AC), 15 ...

Designers parallel their power supplies to increase system power output or to provide fault tolerance. In this column, Contributing Editor Tom Curatolo discusses various techniques for load sharing ...

The companies that sell electricity to Texas residences and businesses say their customers will have to pay more if the state makes changes in the market that some power industry officials and ...